| pre- 1715 |
Native Peoples
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1715-1790
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Arrival of European Explorers and Traders
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| 1729 |
Wett Work tract patented by John Abbington |
| 1730 |
Urbana and the surrounding area settled |
| 1740 |
Locust Level tract patented by Daniel Dulaney |
| 1745 |
Town of Frederick established |
| ca. 1748 |
Middle Ford Ferry crossing established over the Monocacy River |
| ca. 1780 |
James Marshall builds the main house on Wett Work (today's Thomas Farm) |
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1790-1860
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The Post-Revolutionary War Era
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| ca. 1794 |
Earliest portion of main house on L'Hermitage (today's Best Farm) constructed |
| 1805 |
Georgetown Pike chartered by state of Maryland |
| 1827 |
John Brien purchased L'Hermitage from the Vincendières |
| 1831 |
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad completed to Monocacy Junction. |
| 1848 |
The Georgetown Pike was macadamized. |
| ca. 1852 |
Griffin Taylor builds the brick farmhouse on Clifton (today's Worthington Farm) |
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1860-1890
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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| 1860 |
John T. Worthington purchases Clifton farm |
| 1862-1863 |
Two blockhouses built by the Union Army to guard the railroad and the turnpike bridge over the Monocacy River |
| 1864 |
July 9, the Battle of Monocacy is fought |
| ca. 1872 |
The Gambrills build the Edgewood mansion |
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1890-1934
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Commemoration and Memorialization
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| 1907 |
New Jersey Monument dedicated |
| 1908 |
Pennsylvania Monument dedicated |
| 1914 |
UDC Monument dedicated; the Geisbert family purchases the Baker Farm |
| 1915 |
Vermont Monument dedicated |
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1934-Present
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Establishment and Development of the National Battlefield
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| 1934 |
Monocacy National Military Park authorized by an act of Congress, but no funds are appropriated for land purchase |
| 1950-1952 |
U.S. 240 (today's Interstate 270) constructed |
| 1964 |
Maryland Monument constructed; centennial of battle commemorated. |
| 1973 |
Battlefield designated as a National Historic Landmark |
| 1975 |
Battlefield placed on the National Register of Historic Places |
| 1976 |
Name changed to Monocacy National Battlefield; funds are appropriated for land acquisition |
| 1991 |
Visitor center established at Gambrill Mill as park opens to the public on July 13 |
| 1981-2001 |
National Park Service purchases six component properties that comprise the park |
| 2001-2009 |
Archeological and historic research projects are conducted to investigate park resources |
| 2006 |
Ground is broken for a new visitor center. |
| 2007 |
The new Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center opens on June 27, 2007. |
